Dining & food
Beaver Street Brewery
Flagstaff
The brewpub that started Flagstaff's beer scene in 1994 — wood-fired pizzas and mountain ales in a warm Southside hall.
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Area & food guide
Flagstaff
Arizona, United States
At 7,000 feet among the world's largest ponderosa pine forest, Flagstaff is Arizona's mountain town — a Route 66 college city with four real seasons, dark skies made for stargazing, and the Grand Canyon ninety minutes up the road.
- Gateway to the Grand Canyon
- World's first International Dark Sky City
- Skiing at Arizona Snowbowl
- Historic Route 66 downtown
Dining & food
Dining & food
Diablo Burger
Flagstaff
Burgers from local open-range ranches, served on branded English muffins — downtown Flagstaff's proudest quick bite.
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Dining & food
MartAnne's Burrito Palace
Flagstaff
Chilaquiles with a cult following, served under riotous Día de los Muertos murals — the definitive Flagstaff breakfast.
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Dining & food
Pizzicletta
Flagstaff
A shoebox Southside room turning out blistered Neapolitan pies — proof a bike trip through Italy can change a whole town's pizza standards.
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Outdoors & parks
Outdoors & parks
Arizona Snowbowl
Flagstaff
Desert-state skiing that surprises everyone — winter powder days on the San Francisco Peaks, and a gondola to 11,500 feet all summer.
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Outdoors & parks
Buffalo Park
Flagstaff
Flagstaff's front porch — a mesa-top meadow loop where locals run, walk dogs and watch the light change on the San Francisco Peaks.
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Outdoors & parks
Humphreys Peak Trail
Flagstaff
The roof of Arizona: a demanding climb through aspen and alpine tundra to the state's 12,633-foot high point, with hundred-mile views.
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Outdoors & parks
Lava River Cave
Flagstaff
Bring two flashlights and a jacket: this mile-long lava tube stays pitch-black and cave-cold while you walk through a 700,000-year-old eruption.
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Outdoors & parks
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Flagstaff
Descend the Island Trail past two dozen cliff dwellings tucked into canyon ledges — nine centuries of history ten minutes from downtown.
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Arts & culture
Arts & culture
Historic Downtown & Route 66 District
Flagstaff
Brick storefronts, neon and train whistles — Flagstaff's walkable downtown still hums with Route 66 romance, now with craft beer and galleries lining the historic railroad corridor.
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Arts & culture
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
The historic observatory that discovered Pluto points its telescopes skyward most nights — watch the cosmos from Earth's first Dark Sky City.
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Arts & culture
Museum of Northern Arizona
Flagstaff
A 1928 stone lodge houses one of the Southwest's finest collections of Hopi, Navajo and Zuni art, alongside exhibitions on the Colorado Plateau's geology and ecology.
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Arts & culture
Riordan Mansion State Historic Park
Flagstaff
A 1904 Arts-and-Crafts log mansion built by Flagstaff's lumber barons — guided tours reveal a frontier fortune frozen in amber among the pines.
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Events & festivals
Events & festivals
Flagstaff Festival of Science
Flagstaff
For ten free September days, Flagstaff's observatories, labs and scientists throw open their doors — one of America's oldest science festivals turns the town into a living laboratory.
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Day trips
Day trips
Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon Village
Ninety minutes from town, the earth simply opens — Flagstaff is the perfect basecamp for sunrise at Mather Point and the Desert View scenic drive along the South Rim.
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Day trips
Homolovi State Park
Winslow
Near Winslow, this state park preserves sacred Hopi ancestral sites and pueblos where communities thrived centuries ago.
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Day trips
Meteor Crater
Winslow
The planet's best-preserved meteorite impact scar sprawls nearly a mile wide and 550 feet deep — where Apollo astronauts once trained for the Moon, forty minutes east of town.
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Day trips
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Flagstaff
Walk across lava flows barely nine centuries old beneath a rust-tinged cinder cone — Arizona's youngest volcano erupted around 1085 AD and sits just twenty-five minutes from town.
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Day trips
Wupatki National Monument
Flagstaff
Red-stone pueblos rising from painted-desert grasslands — loop it with Sunset Crater for one of Arizona's best half-day drives.
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Frequently asked questions
What is there to do in Flagstaff?
At 7,000 feet among the world's largest ponderosa pine forest, Flagstaff is Arizona's mountain town — a Route 66 college city with four real seasons, dark skies made for stargazing, and the Grand Canyon ninety minutes up the road. Highlights include Arizona Snowbowl, Buffalo Park, Humphreys Peak Trail, Lava River Cave.
Where should I eat in Flagstaff?
Well-known places to eat in Flagstaff include Beaver Street Brewery, Diablo Burger, MartAnne's Burrito Palace, Pizzicletta — each entry in the guide links to its official source.
What are the best outdoor spots in Flagstaff?
Popular outdoor spots around Flagstaff include Arizona Snowbowl, Buffalo Park, Humphreys Peak Trail, Lava River Cave.